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秀

xiù word B2
  1. (bound form) refined; elegant; graceful; beautiful
  2. (bound form) superior; excellent
  3. (loanword) show (as in 時裝秀|时装秀[shi2 zhuang1 xiu4])
  4. (loanword) to show off; to flaunt (as in 秀廚藝|秀厨艺[xiu4 chu2 yi4])
  5. (literary) to grow; to bloom; (of grain crops) to produce ears
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瓜子脸儿,白净面皮,相貌不过中人以上之姿,只觉得秀而不媚,清而不寒。
老残游记, p. 19 · C2

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